Firearm attachment



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Patented Sept. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES MUMB Ml rrlUUlliE PATENT OFFICEFIREARM ATTACHMENT John Cornett and Lonnie C. Roberts, Lenoir City,Tenn.

Application December 6, 1935, Serial No. 53,256

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in attachmentsfor firearms.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide alightattachment for firearms such as pistols, rifles and for all otherfirearms with proper attachments.

Another important object of the invention is to provide alightattachment for firearms which can be used either for sports or forpersonal protection, the same being provided with means whereby a beamof light will be thrown having a bright light bulls eye center whichwhen properly placed on the part of the object to be shot at willrepresent the point at which the bullet will penetrate. Y

Qther important objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of a pistol with the lightattached.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a fragmentary end elevational view of theattachment.

Figure 4 represents a sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 5--5 of Figure6.

Figure 6 represents a longitudinal sectional view through the light.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the light includes a cylindrical casing 5 having arearwardly tapering back wall 6 merging with a rearwardly extendingbarrel 1. This rearwardly extending barrel 1 has a sleeve 8 therein inwhich the dielectric plug 9 is disposed. The sleeve 8 is provided at itsforward end with a circumferentially disposed inturned flange ID toserve as an abutment for the disk I l. The plug 9 is provided with apocket [2 and between the inner wall of this pocket and the disk II isinterposed the coiled compressible spring l3. Extending through the diskII and attached therewith is the elongated stem l4 one end of whichcontacts the contact l5 on the base I6 of the light ll when it isproperly located in the threaded socket portion 18 of the barrel 1. Therear end of the stem M is slidable in the socket l9 which is embedded inthe plug 9 and has the binding post 20 projecting rearwardly therefrom.

The forward portion of the shell 5 is bent inwardly as at 2| to retainthe lens 22 in place. Adjacent this end of the shell 5 is a band 23which extends around the same and provided with the upstanding ears 2424through which set screws 25extend to permit lateral adjustmentof theshell. These set screws can be driven against the barrel 26 of thepistol generally referred to by numeral 21 for assisting in holding thelight in place and principally to set and hold the light in properfocus. The second band 28 encompasses the shell 5 and also the barrel26, the portions of the band between the barrel 26 and the shell 5 beingconnected by a bolt 29 which can be adjusted so as to draw the portionsof the band together thus holding the shell in snug position withrespect tothe barrel.

It can thus be seen that when the pistol switch 30 which is suitablyconnected with a battery in the operators pocket is actuated the lightbeam 3| will be projected and due to the specific construction of thelens 22 and the relationship of the lens with respect to the bulb I! abrilliant center beam will be projected which on the target or objectrepresents the bulls eye.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new is:

A light attachment for firearms comprising a shell having a lens, a bulbin the shell, a clamp band on the shell adapted to encase a gun barrelto retain the shell thereto, a second clamp band on the shell providedwith upstanding ears between which the barrel of a gun can be disposed,and set screws on the ears feedable in opposed relation for engagingopposite sides of a gun barrel whereby lateral adjustment of the shellcan be made.

JOHN CORNETT.

L. C. ROBERTS.

